Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 142.16 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 142.16 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Costa Rica peaked at 212.25 kg/ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.94 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.94 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 18.18 kg/ha | +40.4% |
| 1963 | 32.78 kg/ha | +80.4% |
| 1964 | 37.94 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 25.57 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 1966 | 34.43 kg/ha | +34.7% |
| 1967 | 32.3 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 59.67 kg/ha | +84.7% |
| 1969 | 81.61 kg/ha | +36.8% |
| 1970 | 75.83 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 53.92 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 1972 | 52.11 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 69.39 kg/ha | +33.1% |
| 1974 | 69.18 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 63.21 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 57.56 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 81.53 kg/ha | +41.6% |
| 1978 | 81.78 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 78.33 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 79.25 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 86.35 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 95.7 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 104.85 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 97.68 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 93.69 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 98.86 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 104.56 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 112.78 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 123.53 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 109.02 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 121.17 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 127.45 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 120 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 134.62 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 137.25 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 179.8 kg/ha | +31.0% |
| 1997 | 204.08 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 212.25 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 160 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 143.88 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 103.29 kg/ha | -28.2% |
| 2002 | 100.94 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 121.4 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 131.67 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 133.69 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 135.68 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 139.16 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 142.74 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 104.13 kg/ha | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 118.71 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 174.5 kg/ha | +47.0% |
| 2012 | 143.85 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 132.56 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 155.65 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 161.68 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 172.08 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 169.88 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 201.36 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 184.76 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 175.19 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 154.67 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 135.68 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 142.16 kg/ha | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.27 kg/ha | 12.94 kg/ha | 81.61 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.29 kg/ha | 52.11 kg/ha | 81.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.73 kg/ha | 79.25 kg/ha | 123.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 150.56 kg/ha | 109.02 kg/ha | 212.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.66 kg/ha | 100.94 kg/ha | 143.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 161.5 kg/ha | 118.71 kg/ha | 201.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 151.92 kg/ha | 135.68 kg/ha | 175.19 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4173 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.64 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Costa Rica?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Costa Rica was 142.16 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 212.25 kg/ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.94 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).